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"The
Past as Prologue: Alaska as a Crucible in North American
Maritime History"
Will be presented by Dr.
Darren Prokop on Friday, February 29, 2008, from 1:00
p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in RH 204, as part of the ongoing CBPP
Faculty Research Seminar Series. The public is welcome.
For a pre-reading copy of the paper or schedule of
upcoming seminars, call 786-4171. |
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"Board
Heterogeneity and Corporate Transparency"
Will be presented by Dr.
Arun Upadhyay on Friday, February 8, 2008, from 1:00
p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in RH 204, as part of the ongoing CBPP
Faculty Research Seminar Series. The public is welcome.
For a pre-reading copy of the paper or schedule of
upcoming seminars, call 786-4171. |
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"Managerial Choice, Ethical Choice
and Post-Acute
Care: A Case-Study of Vencor Corporation"
Will be presented by Dr.
Rashmi Prasad and Brandon Tokar, MBA candidate, on
Friday, November 16, from 1 p.m to 2:30 p.m. in RH 204,
as part of the ongoing CBPP Faculty Research Seminar
Series. The public is welcome. For a pre-reading copy of
the paper or schedule of upcoming seminars, call
786-4171. |
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"Emotional Intelligence and Safety
in the Work Environment"
Will be presented by Dr.
Francis L.
Jeffries on Friday, October 26, 2007, 1 p.m. to 2:30
p.m. in RH 303, as part of the ongoing CBPP Faculty
Research Seminar Series. The public is welcome. For a
pre-reading copy of the paper or schedule of upcoming
seminars, call 786-4171. |
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"Hard
Regulations and Soft Constraints:
China's Corporate Behavior and Confucian Ethics"
Will be presented by Drs.
Paul Johnson and Yong Cao on Friday, September 21, 1:00
p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in RH 204, as part of the ongoing CBPP
Faculty Research Seminar Series. The public is welcome.
For a schedule of upcoming seminars, call 786-4171. |
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Dr. College of Business and Public
Policy
Honors Program
April 20th, 2007
1:00 PM
Edward & Cathryn Rasmuson Hall Rm 101
Beta Gamma Sigma is
the highest recognition a student in business
can receive in an undergraduate or master’s program at a
school
accredited by the AACSB-International
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of
Business.
See associated flyer
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Dr. William Easterly, author of
The White Man's Burden,
to speak on April 12, 2007 from 7:00p.m.-9:00p.m. in the
UAA/APU Consortium Library, Room 307.
Parasca Distinguished Speaker Series and UAA present Dr.
William Easterly. Dr. Easterly is author of The White
Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest
Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good. The book was
named among the "Best Books of 2006" by the Economist,
the Washington Post, and The Financial Times.
You are invited to a public lecture to hear Dr.
Easterly's talk on Can Foreign Aid End World Poverty?
Dr. Easterly debated Bill Gates on this topic at the
World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos,
Switzerland in January 2007 and his views are considered
both insightful and controversial.
For more information or, questions, call Debbie Risch at 786-1916. |
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Seminar on Tax Accounting Dr. J.
David Mason will present "Certainty Thresholds, Client
Advocacy and the Realistic Possibility Standard"
on Friday, March 9, 2007, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in
Rasmuson Hall (formerly BEB) Room 204. The public is
welcome.
For pre-reading material or a schedule of upcoming
seminars, call Janet Burton at 786-4171. |
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Seminar on Economics of Climate
Change Peter Larsen will present “A Probabilistic Model
to Estimate the Value of Alaska Public Infrastructure at
Risk to Climate Change”
(coauthored with S.
Goldsmith, O. Smith, and M.
Wilson) on Friday, February 23, 2007, from 1:00 P.M. to
2:30 P.M. in Rasmuson Hall (formerly BEB) Room 204. The
public is welcome. For pre-reading material or a
schedule of upcoming seminars, call Janet Burton at
786-4171. |
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"Crossing Borders: Designing
Collaborative and Innovative Networks"
will be presented by
Ernest Hughes, D.Ed., on Friday, February 9, 1:00 p.m.
to 2:30 p.m. in RH 204, as part of the ongoing CBPP
Faculty Research Seminar Series. (Dr. Hughes is
completing his last semester as a student in UAA's M.S.
Global Supply Chain Management program.) The public is
welcome. For a schedule of upcoming seminars, call
786-4171. |
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"A Guide to Developing and
Publishing Case Studies"
will be presented by Drs. Rashmi Prasadand Carlos Alsua
on Friday, January 26, 1:00 p.m.to 2:30 p.m. in RH 204,
as part of the ongoing CBPP Faculty Research Seminar
Series. The public is welcome. For a schedule of
upcoming seminars, call 786-4171. |
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Dr. Lee Huskey, Chair of UAA's
Economics Department is the 2006 recipient of the Alaska
Council on Economic Education's Howard A. Cutler Award.
The award recognizes Dr. Huskey's outstanding
contribution, over the past 20 years in promoting and
improving the teaching of economics in Alaska's
elementary and secondary schools. Dr. Huskey has taught
economic education courses for thousands of Alaska
teachers, co-authored a popular graphic textbook on
Alaska's economic history, and raised funds to support
economic education programs. The award is named for Dr.
Howard A. Cutler, former Chancellor at UAF, who
initiated the University of Alaska's statewide economic
education program in 1977. The program is currently
housed at UAA's Center for Economic Education. |
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CBPP Faculty Research Seminar ISER
Resource Economist Peter Larsen,
will present "An Evaluation of the Sensitivity of U.S.
Economic Sectors to Weather," on Friday, November 17,
2006, 1P.M. to 2:30P.M., RH 204. For advance copies,
call Janet Burton at 786-4171. |
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As
seen featured in the Alaska Journal of Commerce, UAA’s
College of Business and Public Policy will host a
roundtable discussion on the use of Arctic Airships in a
variety of Alaskan industries. Possible uses that will
be discussed for the airships include applications in
tourism, fisheries, mining, and pipeline production. The
discussion will be led by airship industry experts and
will be held on Friday, Nov. 10th from 9 a.m. until
12:30 p.m.. For more information, call (907) 786-1696.
Find full-text article Forum to investigate use of
blimps for Alaska's cargo needs, by Rob Stapleton,
here |
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Come and join us at UAA's 2006 Majors Fair! Faculty and
student representatives will be on hand to inform you
about the different majors. Come discover which majors
lead to which occupations. Learn what the degree
requirements are for different careers. Discover the
skills, interests, and abilities that make individuals
successful in various majors and occupations. The Majors
Fair will be held on Friday, November 10, 2006 in
Rasmuson Hall from 10 am to 12:30 pm. Food and drinks
are provided! There will also be a raffle. Call the
Advising and Testing Center at 786-4500 for more
information. |
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Gen. William G.T.
Tuttle, Jr. (USA Ret.) will present "Transforming the
Support of Weapons Systems" on Friday, October 27, from
1:00 P.M. to 2:30 P.M. in RH 204. For advance
copies, call Janet Burton at 786-4171 or email
anjeb@cbpp.uaa.alaska.edu
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CBPP Seminar
Dr. George Geistauts Friday,
September 29, 2006, 1P.M. to 2:30P.M., RH 204
"Engineering
Ethics: A System Dynamics Approach" an unpublished paper
coauthored with Dr. Bear Baker and Dr. Ted Eschenbach.
For advance copies or directions, call Janet Burton at
786-4171 |
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CBPP Faculty Research Seminar
Dr. Carlos Alsua
Friday, April 14, 2006, 1P.M. to 2:30P.M., RH 204
"Employee
Empowerment as Interventions, Cognitions and Outcome: An
Overall Framework of the Empowerment Process" |
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CBPP Faculty Research Seminar
Dr. Steven Aufrecht
Friday, March 31, 2006, 1P.M. to 2:30P.M., RH 204
"Working in the
Premodern, Modern, and Post-Modern Worlds" |
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CBPP Faculty Research Seminar
Dr. Ted Eschenbach
Friday, March 10, 2006, 1P.M. to 2:30P.M., RH 204
"Strategies and
Tactics for Scholarship and Research" |
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CBPP Faculty Research Seminar
Dr. Darren Prokop
Friday, March 3, 2006, 1P.M. to 2:30P.M., RH 204
"Smart Containers: A
Public Goods Approach to Supply Chain Security" |
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CBPP Supports the Seawolves
By Jennifer Galvan 19 October 2005
Professors Bob
Maloney and PJ Hill have organized a CBPP night at
the Seawolf Volleyball game this Thursday night.
Admission is free for students taking six or more
credits who have their UAA Student ID. Free tickets
are available for CBPP faculty, staff and part-time
students. Tickets can be picked up in the CBPP
Dean’s Office, Rasmuson Hall 301.
The game against Northwest Nazarene begins at 7 p.m.
at the Wells Fargo Sports Complex. A CBPP banner
will be displayed in a section of the bleachers to
designate the section to sit in.
“The faculty and staff of the College of Business
and Public Policy… would like to start a tradition
of sponsoring a College of Business and Public
Policy night at UAA athletic event[s]… It would be a
great way to support our student athletes and to
share an enjoyable evening with our students in a
social setting,” said Bob Maloney in emails to CBPP
faculty and staff. |
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On Wednesday,
November 16th at 4pm
in Rasmuson Hall Room 101 Sarah Palin, Candidate for
Gov. will be our guest speaker.
On Wednesday,
November 9th at 4pm
in Rasmuson Hall Room 101 Ethan Berkowitz, Candidate
for Gov. will be our guest speaker.
On Wednesday,
December 7th at 4pm
in Rasmuson Hall Room 101 Eric Croft, will be our guest speaker. |
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Nationally Acclaimed Author at CBPP
By: Jennifer Galvan 17 October 2005
Gen. William G.T.
Tuttle, Jr. (Ret) returns to CBPP as the President’s
Professor of Logistics. Gen. Tuttle arrived in
Anchorage on Thursday October 13th and will be at
CBPP through Wednesday, October 26th.
Since he was last at UAA his book, Defense Logistics
for the 21st Century, has been published by the
Naval Institute Press. It’s the first thorough study
of the art and science of military logistics in 45
years and has been widely acclaimed within the
logistics industry.
Events
The UAA Bookstore is hosting “Alaska’s 21st Century
Military Advantage: A Dialogue with William G.T.
Tuttle” on Wednesday, October 19th at 5:30 p.m.
Joining Gen. Tuttle in the discussion will be:
Dean Thomas Case. Copies of the book will be
available for purchase and following the
presentation Gen. Tuttle will be available to sign
purchased copies.
On October 20th Gen. Tuttle will moderate the policy
roundtable “China: Challenges and Opportunities for
Alaska –What is UAA’s Role?” sponsored by the
American Russian Center. By bringing together the
major players involved in Anchorage’s economic
future as well as the decision makers at UAA, ARC
hopes to provide a forum that will identify the
needs of the community and recommendations on the
direction of UAA’s future.
Gen. Tuttle will also present at CBPP’s Faculty
Seminar Series on Friday, October 21st. His
presentation will be on “Civil Service Reform as
Related to the Department of Defense.” This will be
held in RH 204 (formerly BEB) from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30
p.m. and is open to the public.
For more information contact CBPP Logistics
Department, Janet Burton, at 786-4171 or anjeb@cbpp.uaa.alaska.edu.
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Senator Lisa Murkowski will address the CBPP
Economics Club on February 24, 2005 in Room BEB 207
at 3:00 PM. Call 786-4121 for more information |
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Fran Ulmer will take the helm as Director of the
Institute of Social and Economic Research on
February 14, 2005.
more > |
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Dr. Paul Johnson will assume leadership of the
Experimental Economics Laboratory, which will be
open for operations in March. |
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Department Chair Succession:
Dr. Hermann Gruenwald will succeed Dennis Howard as
Chair of Computer Information Systems
Dr. Ed Forrest succeeds Dr. Frank Jeffries as Chair
of Business Administration
Dr. Lee Huskey succeeds Dr. Paul Johnson as Chair of
the Economics Department |
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Thomas A. Myers joins CBPP as the Director of the
Business Enterprise Institute. |
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Alaska Center for
Supply Chain Integration approved by the Board of Regents - will
receive $6.75 Million through the Defense Logistics Agency.
Partners with CBPP are Chenega Technical Services Corporation,
Alien Technologies, Crane Electronics and Aerospace. |
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